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| Two Britons survive Philippines bus siege BBC News Two British nationals are among the survivors from the Philippines bus siege, the Foreign Office has said. Eight tourists were shot by a rogue policeman who had hijacked their bus and held them hostage - he was later killed after the bus was stormed. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Aussie driller helps Chile mine rescue Sydney Morning Herald An Australian drilling consultant helping to reach 33 trapped miners in Chile says ecstatic rescuers hugged and cried when the men sent up notes saying they were alive. Kelvin Brown, of Perth, flew to Chile last week to help direct precision drilling ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Flood-hit Pakistan seeks IMF's help ABC Online By Barney Porter As Pakistanis brace for more flooding in the south of their country, officials are holding talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) about the country's battered economy and how to maintain stability. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Chinese drivers stuck in the longest traffic jam Telegraph.co.uk Authorities in China are racing to unscramble the world's longest traffic, a 60-mile tailback stretching from the capital Beijing to the northern province of Inner Mongolia. By Peter Foster in Beijing The jam on the main north-south motorway into ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mideast peace talks: Are Israel, Palestine just going through the motions? Xinhua by Matthew Rusling WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Friday's announcement of a new round of Middle East peace talks has stirred skepticism over whether the negotiations will amount to any meaningful progress. Moreover, some experts said both the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 14 dead as Agni Air plane crashes in Makawanpur Himalayan Times HETAUDA/KATHMANDU: An Agni Air passenger plane crashed in Bastipur, Shikharapur VDC of Makawanpur district on Tuesday morning killing all 14 people on board. The victims include six foreigners-- four Americans, one Briton and one Japanese, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| China removes 13 economic crimes from capital punishment list Sify The National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee in China has reportedly dropped the death penalty for 13 economy-related non-violent crimes. "The amendment focuses on limiting the death penalty by removing some of the death penalty crimes and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| ISI asks Taliban not to flirt with Karzai, US & Indians Economic Times NEW DELHI: Evidence is piling up about Pakistan's semi-rogue spy agency ISI's decisive influence over the Taliban and its efforts to shape Afghanistan's post-war political order. The ISI has warned the Taliban, its "strategic asset" in Afghanistan, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Tiger Woods: the world's top ten highest divorce settlements Telegraph.co.uk Tiger Woods separation from Elin Nordegren is one of the most expensive ever divorces. Here is a list of what are thought to be the ten highest divorce settlements: Rupert married Anna in the 1960s, with the pair remaining together for 32 years, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Van Gogh painting heist: Egyptian officials arrested Times of India CAIRO: One of Egypt's top culture officials and other employees of the Egyptian culture ministry were arrested following the theft of painting by Vincent Van Gogh from Cairo's Mahmud Khalil museum, according to a news report. Citing a judicial source, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Carter Plans to Go to North Korea to Release Prisoner, AP Says BusinessWeek By Bomi Lim Aug. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Former US President Jimmy Carter will travel to North Korea this week to negotiate the release of an American citizen who has been detained for seven months for illegal entry, the Associated Press reported. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Hundreds of Lankan refugees detained in Canada NDTV.com Vancouver: Canada's independent Immigration and Refugee Board has ordered the continued detention of all 443 adult Tamil asylum seekers who arrived August 13 aboard the cargo ship MV Sun Sea. Adjudicators agreed with government requests for more time ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Iran says it will mass produce assault boats The Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's military has opened production lines for two new types of assault boats, state television reported Monday. The announcement came a day after Iran said it had developed an unmanned bomber aircraft that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| World's most 'erotic' and expensive bed priced at $86000 set to hit stores Daily News & Analysis The world's most expensive and erotic bed priced at $86000is set to hit the stores in the UK. The bed, named 'Indecent Bed' by its American designers, features a personalized erotic image hand-stitched onto the headboard, according to a British ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Crisis for Zardari led govt. deepens with demands for martial law in Pak Sify Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain's call for martial law in Pakistan has added to the crisis facing President Asif Ali Zardari's led government, with fears of the Army toppling the 'democratic' set up once again. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 150 women raped in Congolese village CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Two armed groups raped more than 150 women in a village in the volatile North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a four-day spree, a United Nations official said Monday. The attacks happened last month ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| China Will `Tolerate' Breach of Loan Target to Sustain Growth, SocGen Says Bloomberg By Bloomberg News - Tue Aug 24 02:10:29 GMT 2010 Premier Wen Jiabao aims to contain risks to the economy and the banking system from a record 9.59 trillion yuan of lending in 2009 that drove the nation's rebound from the financial crisis. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Pakistan sportpersons to go on streets to help flood victims Asian Age PTI Top cricketers and hockey Olympians of Pakistan will go out on the streets of major cities to raise funds for the millions of flood affected people of the country. Former Test captain Moin Khan told a press conference on Monday that many former and ... See all stories on this topic » |
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